estuve acabando
-I was finishing
Preterite progressive yo conjugation of acabar.
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acabar

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to complete)-to finish
Synonyms for acabar
cesar
to cease
clausurar
to close
completar
to complete
concluir
to conclude
culminar
to finish
fenecer
to come to an end
finalizar
to end
finalizar
to finish
finiquitar
to finish
liquidar
to deal with
rematar
to end
rematar
to finish off
terminar
to break up with
terminar
to end
terminar
to finish
ultimar
to finalize
acabar de
to finish
agotar
to use up
consumir
to tax
destrozar
to destroy
matar
to quench
rematar
to finish off
terminarse
to finish
Antonyms for acabar
comenzar
to begin
empezar
to start
iniciar
to begin
principiar
to begin
recomenzar
to begin again
continuar
to continue
continuar con
to continue with
empezar de nuevo
to start again
incoar
to initiate
persistir
to persist
poner en marcha
to start
proseguir
to continue
reiniciar
to restart
retomar
to resume
volver a empezar
to start again
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to come to an end)-to end
Synonyms for acabar
completar
to complete
concluir
to conclude
despachar
to finish
fenecer
to come to an end
finalizar
to end
finalizar
to finish
liquidar
to deal with
rematar
to end
rematar
to finish off
terminar
to break up with
terminar
to end
terminar
to finish
ultimar
to finalize
acabarse
to end
cesar
to cease
clausurar
to close
concluirse
to end
declinar
to draw to a close
dejar de
to stop
prescribir
to expire
terminar de
to finish
Antonyms for acabar
comenzar
to begin
empezar
to start
iniciar
to begin
persistir
to persist
principiar
to begin
comenzar de nuevo
to start over
continuar con
to continue with
empezar de nuevo
to start again
ponerse en marcha
to set about
proseguir
to continue
reanudarse
to resume
reiniciar
to restart
volver a empezar
to start again
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